Brompton Cemetery Walk

A Victorian "Magnificent 7" parkland cemetery in Chelsea

West Brompton is on the District Line, and West London Line, in Travelcard Zone 2. Free parking on Sunday (not match days)

Walk Notes

West Brompton Cemetery is one of the "Magnificent 7" Victorian parkland cemeteries around London. It is Chelsea, between Earls Court and the King's Road. There is a beautiful chapel, and circular colanade of Bath Stone. The main walkways are maintained, but manys of the graves are ivy covered and overgrown. The catacombs are only open on the cemetery's annual open day. It has more of the air of a park than the other Victorian cemeteries. It is managed by Royal Parks.

This walk heads down its central avenue, past the most showy mausoleums, to the circular colonade, and chapel. The return is a 'S' shape past some of the more interesting mausoleums.

There are tours on Sundays at 2pm (£6, only 2/month in Winter, see 'friends' website), but its as nice to just wander around. It really is a hidden oasis in the middle of Chelsea - used by joggers, dog walkers, and people just taking a short cut - its next to the football ground.

The cemetery is open from dawn to dusk

For a picnic, there is a Tesco Express opposite the south entrance to the cemetery